I think that a week after Ynet broke the story about a Russian military intervention in Syria we can confidently say that that this was a typical AngloZionist PSYOP aimed at inhibiting the Russian involvement in the Empire’s war against Syria and that it had no basis in reality.

The second item is the one which is most interesting. Needless to say, as is typical in these cases, the actual contents of the cargo Russia is sending by air and sea is not made public, but we can speculate. First, we know that Syria needs a lot of spare parts and equipment repairs. This war has been going on for 4 years now and the Syrians have made intensive use of their equipment. Second, the Syrians lack some battlefield systems which could greatly help them. Examples of that include counter-battery radars (radars which spot where the enemy’s artillery is shooting from) and electronic warfare systems. Furthermore, Russian sources are saying that Syria needs more armored personnel carriers.

We know that Russia and Syria have long standing military contracts and we know that Russia is now delivering her heavy equipment by sea and the lighter systems by air. Does all that indicate some kind of game changer?

No. At least not at this point in time.

So why the AngloZionist panic?

My feeling is that one thing which makes them so nervous is that the Russian apparently have chosen the city of Latakia as their “delivery point”. Unlike Damascus, Latakia is an ideal location: it is safe but not too far away from the frontlines, and it is relatively near the Russian base in Tartus. The airport and naval port are also reportedly easy to protect and isolate. There are already reports that the Russians have lengthened the runways and improved the infrastructure at the Latakia airport and that heavy AN-124s have been observed landing there. As for the Russian Navy – it has been sending ships to the Latakia airport.

In other words, instead of limiting themselves to Tartus or going into the very exposed Damascus, the Russians appear to have created a new bridgehead in the north of the country which could be used to deliver equipment, and even forces, to the combat area in the north of the country.

This, by the way, would also explain the panicked rumors about the Russians sending in their Naval Infantry units from Crimea to Syria: Naval Infantry forces are ideal to protect such a base and considering that the front lines are not that far, it would make perfect sense for the Russians to secure their bridgehead with these units.

Furthermore, while heavy equipment is typically sent by the sea, the Russians can deliver their air defense systems by air: The AN-124 is more than capable of transporting S-300s. That fact alone would explain the AngloZionist panic.

What appears to be happening is this: the Russians are, apparently, sending some limited but important gear to provide immediate assistance to the Syrian forces. In doing so, they have also created the conditions to keep their options open. So while there is not massive Russian intervention taking place, something has definitely shifted in the Syrian conflict.

I would like to add here that while the government forces have recently lost the Idlib air base in the north of the country (and not too far from Latakia), all my sources confirm to me that the Syrian forces are in a much better position than Daesh and that the war is going very badly for the Takfiris. The Syrians have recently freed the city of Zabadan and they are on the offensive in most locations and while it is true that Daesh still controls a lot of land, most of that is desert.

To summarize the above I would say this: the AngloZionists are freaking out because their war against Syria has failed; while Daesh has created havoc and terror in several countries, there are many signs that the local countries are gradually becoming determined to do something. The US has also failed to get rid of Assad, the massive refugee crisis has triggered a major political crisis in Europe, and now the Europeans are looking at Assad in a dramatically different light than before. Russia has clearly decide to get politically involved with all the regional powers, effectively displacing the USA, and there are pretty good indications that the Russians are keeping their options open. And while there are absolutely no reasons to suspect that Russia is planning a major military intervention in the conflict in terms of quantity, there are signs that the Russian support has risen to a new qualitative level.

Two things need to be stressed here:

First, on a political level, it is still exceedingly unlikely that Russia would take any major unilateral action in this war. While Syria is a sovereign country and while a Syrian-Russian agreement is enough to legally justify any military move agreed to by both parties, Russia will try hard not to act alone. This explains why Foreign Minister Lavrov is trying so hard to create some kind of coalition.

Second, on a military level, the country to look at is not Russia but Iran. The Iranians have a safe and secure land-line to Syria (via northern Iraq) and they have the kind of combat forces which could be successfully engage against Daesh. The same goes for Hezbollah which has, and will in the future, send its elite forces to support the Syrians in strategically vital areas. Should there be a need for a major ground operation in support of the Syrian forces, these are the forces we should expect to intervene, not the Russians.

In conclusion I would say that what we see taking place it “typical Putin”: while western leaders typically prefer high visibility actions which bring immediate (but short term) results, Putin prefers to let his opponent inflict the maximal amount of damage upon himself before intervening in gradual, slow steps. The unleashing of Daesh by the AngloZionists was a kind of a “political shock and awe” which did almost overthrow the Syrian government. When that initial “fast-acting” but short term strategy failed, Assad was still there, but Daesh had turned into a Golem monster which threatened everybody and which nobody could control. As for Assad, he was gradually downgraded from being a “new Hitler” gassing his own people into somebody who will clearly be a part of the solution (whatever “solution” will eventually emerge).

The lesson for all those who resist the Empire is obvious: the hardest thing is to remain standing after the first “blow” delivered by the imperial forces. If you can survive it (as the Donbass and Syria have done), then time is on your side and the position of the Empire will begin to weaken slowly but surely because of its own internal contradictions. When that process being, you must not fall into the trap of over-commitment, but gradually occupy each position (political or other) given up by the Empire in the process of the disintegration while securing your own each step of the way.

It is way too early for any triumphalism – Daesh is still here, and so are the Ukronazis in Kiev, and the Empire has not given up on them quite yet. The good news is that the tide has now visibly turned and while there is still a long struggle ahead, the eventual defeat of the Takfiris and Nazis appears to be inevitable.

The Essential Saker II: Civilizational Choices and Geopolitics / The Russian challenge to the hegemony of the AngloZionist Empire

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“Moses divided God’s creation of the world into seven periods, which he symbolically referred to as “days.” During six days God created the world, and on the seventh, “rested from His labors.” Moses doesn’t say how long the days lasted: the seventh day, which has seen the entire development of the human race, has been continuing over a period of millennia. The figure “seven” is often used in the Bible with a symbolic, not literal meaning. It indicates fullness, completion.”

From Chapter 2 of Genesis, ” 2 And God finished on the sixth day his works which he made, and he ceased on the seventh day from all his works which he made. 3 And God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it he ceased from all his works which God began to do.” (see: http://www.ecmarsh.com/lxx/Genesis/index.htm).

So clearly on the seventh day after God finished his creation, he ceased to work, i.e., “rested”. However if your rebuttal was meant to be a reference to man and the drudgery of his mortal world, I can accept that.

Finally I am not Jewish or a practitioner of their faith. As a Christian the Holy Spirit is always with me, to give guidance, to be humble, to give spiritual strength, patience, tolerance and show compassion for others. Peace be upon you on the Lord’s seventh day of rest.

You completely ignore the facts saturday the 7th day of the week is sabbathday and sunday the day of the Lords ressurection is the first day of the week, secondly we can not find rest in keeping a day of rest we only find rest in Jesus Christ by a true saving faith.

My original comment spoke of God’s creation that spanned a period of seven days as the prophet Moses wrote in Genesis. I said nothing even remotely related about Jesus Christ, our Messiah, whose life here on earth appeared thousands of years after the beginning of man’s awareness of God Almighty.

Why you chose to jump ahead to the day of Christ’s resurrection (first day of the week) in 30 AD is a puzzling exegesis of holy scripture since Genesis 2 made no mention of Saturday (Sabbath) or the first day of the week, only that God worked his creation over 7 periods (days).

Is it possible you confused the word “rested” as written in Genesis with “resurrection” which refers to the greatest miracle of Christ?

They (ie Atlanticists/Natoists) are “worried” about Russian presence in Syria because that makes land invaison/intervention much more risky/unlikely. I think they still want to topple Assad. MSM everywhere is now in full gear – “end the war, Assad is guilty, remove him”…

It also is the first “action” by SCO (not yet stated, but backed up by China).

The official moves will come later. It is inevitable. China would never act without umbrella of UN or SCO.

The bold moves are Russian. The less lethal logistical support will be Chinese.

They will deliver to Syria and Iraq (where they have huge oil and infrastructure stakes) whatever it takes to kill off ISIS. They already see Uyghur activity returning from Turkey and Syria to do terrorism in China and in Thailand, and other nations. Airplane terror has been intercepted several times, attempted by the Uyghurs trained in AQ and ISIS regions.

All forms of terror, extremism and separatism are the issues of SCO charter.

First, Syria and Iraq, then Egypt and Libya.

If Ukraine is still an issue, SCO might be the solution. It is conceivable that the de-nazification of Ukraine will be a project for SCO.

This Russian-SCO initiative is very important as an ultimate resolution of nazi terrorism. Russia will not be acting alone, nor using the CSTO. The SCO is the broadest umbrella outside of the UNSC. It expresses the will and needs of China with the imprimatur of Russia and India and Pakistan.

Turkey has built several dams in the Euphrates for the last little while and will continue to do so in the future as they are the unchallenged regional power. This has caused the flow to decrease to 1/5th through Syria. Irrigable land has been shrinking fast and creating poverty and migration. Disillusioned youth join jihadis out of anger. The kings of the east may be SCO.

“Rev_16:12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.”

As part of that strategy,may be seen from this article of what Putin said in Crimea yesterday:

” Vladimir Putin: “Delay Minsk” & Include LPR & DPR into Russia?”

“Vladimir Putin commented on the calls to include the DNI and the LC into Russia”
Russian President Vladimir Putin gave an assessment of what is happening right now in the Donbass. He commented on the calls of residents of the region to include the DPR and the LPR into Russia, and expressed readiness to consider the postponement of the implementation of the Minsk Agreement, and stressed that there is no alternative.

Russian President Vladimir Putin commented on the proposal to include the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republic into Russia.
“We are, in our heart and soul, with Donbas, but, unfortunately, these issues are not solved in the street. This is a serious issue that concerns the fate of not just the people who live in the Donbass, but of the whole of Russia “, – the Russian leader said to journalists, RIA Novosti reported.
The head of state commented at the request of one of the travelers in Yalta. It happened while Putin was walking with former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on the city’s waterfront, the interlocutor appealed to the Russian president with an request to include Russia in the Donbass.
Commenting on the current situation in the east of Ukraine, Vladimir Putin stressed that there is no alternative to the Minsk Agreement to resolve the conflict there, but he might consider the postponement of the implementation of the agreements.
“Now Mr. Kuchma has said that they do not have time to do everything. Basically you can think of any postponement, but it is better to strive to have everything done on time. It is good, of course, now that the shelling stopped by armed forces and the so-called volunteer battalions with Ukraine in Donbass. I think that it is today the most important achievement, “- he said.
“As for the execution of the Minsk Agreement, that no other alternative, in my opinion, no. And the most important thing to do, it is necessary to establish direct contact between the authorities and the authorities of Kiev Donetsk and Lugansk republics in order to implement the Minsk agreement, “- said the president. He recalled that in the agreements specified and the adoption of amendments to the constitution and the law on local elections.
“And the changes in the constitution and the law on local elections should be taken in consultation with the Donbas. Such coordination is not carried out. This is a key issue, “- said the Russian leader.
He emphasized that [Ukraine] should also adopt an amnesty law. “How can you have a dialogue with people who are under criminal investigation? It is necessary to finally put in place already before the Rada the adoption of the law on the special status of these territories. These are key elements of a political settlement, “- the president added.http://fortruss.blogspot.com/2015/09/vladimir-putin-delay-minsk-include-lpr.html

(My side note: Its interesting I thought, that he said “This is a serious issue that concerns the fate of not just the people who live in the Donbass, but of the whole of Russia.” Which seems to imply (rightly) that he thinks of Donbass as a part of Russia. And here “We are, in our heart and soul, with Donbas.” also telling as to his thinking.)

I cannot see Donbass being re intergated into Ukraine without major systemic change:

The country is being sold off and the war- + corruption IMF debts are enough to cripple the country for generations. Why would Donbass pick up the major part of this debt (used to kill and destroy their people and place of birth?) Apart from that, the front line is an effective border, preventing bands of neonazis looting, murdering and raping the citizens.

Only when all ´privatizations´ are declared illegal, and the IMF debt is declared null and void can Ukraine be pursuaded to stay in one piece. Which will be a VERY hard sell due to border and safety issues.

Personally, I think complete balkanization of the Ukraine will be more likely, with subsequently the formation of the Novorossiyan republic, independent, or perhaps in the mid long term part of the RF. Apart from killing them all ( I don´t object, but it does not work, the Ottomans almost eradicated the wahabis in 1818, and see where they are now…) it creates the opportunity to contain the nazis in a highly fenced-in, medieval draculastan statelet.

You know what happens to many cancer patients: After surgery and radiation/ chemo the patient goes home cancer free, but after 2 years or so a few cells, often the most agressive ones which have survived, have formed a new tumor; ´the cancer has come back´. Perhaps a comparison with an extinghuished plant is even better: some seeds might still be dormant in the soil after hundreds of years: Wahabism was partly inspired by some pre-medieval islam scholars, a sort of pre wahabis. Just like fascism and nazism has had its precursors; not being a historian or philosopher, I might think of emperor Nero, but I´m sure there will be better examples. Unfortunately both nazism as salafism are probably part of humanitíes´ cultural DNA now, and don´t require physical people to survive.

Apparently ibn-Wahhab was a doenmeh, or crypto-Jew, a group that formed after the failed revolt of Sabbatai Zevi, the false Messiah. Allegedly, the founder of the Saud Mafia family was also a doenmeh, as was Mustafa Kemal and many of the Young Turks.

Nothing is as it seems.
Just found out another piece of blacked out news, courtesy of a 40 min Jim Willie interview here:
air date 14th—took a whole week for them to edit it b4?!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPv92vG_Sq8

Jim Willie: The Collapse Has Begun

Anyway, he claims the Bangkok blast was the biggest ever, maybe like the Bali nuke remember that the one that got the sickening goosestepping OZ into the Iraq war?
here’s how the MSM paints that MON AUG 17 gigantic blast….makes it sound like a bomb in a trashcan:http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-08-18/news/65530502_1_thai-baht-bomb-blast-usd-thb
SINGAPORE: The Thai baht fell on Tuesday to its weakest level in more than six years on concerns that a bomb blast in Bangkok will hurt the country’s tourism, one of the few bright spots in the economy.

Most emerging Asian currencies eased as the dollar held firm on expectations that the US Federal Reserve may raise interest rates next month.

One can also add that Russia, with total radar surveillance over Syria and surrounding countries and first hand intel, easily can expose the US, the Zionazi´s and Mullah Erdogan for what they really are up to with their proxies.

Good observations from Saker about Putin Strategy. I am glad that Saker has come aroud to accepting and or admitting that there was a turning point for Russian Support in Syria in the last couple of weeks.

I as well as some analysts on the net also agree that Iran is in the better position to help in the ground operations, which they are escalating. Russia is securing the Syrian Airspace with adequate defenses and surveillence to prevent US/Turkish/UK/French “Regime Change” Bombing as well as limited ground operations with all options on the table.

So you are saying that Syria not only has oil but petroleum based pitch, for roads and roofs, too (and maybe even tar sands)? And you are admitting that’s why the US want’s to take it over and Russia is opposing that because it would compete with it’s own petroleum exports?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_%28resin%29

I think I read somewhere that the Syrians have large (undeveloped) gas reserves.I figure those are part of the large gas deposits that seem to lay all along the coast between Turkey and Egypt (that Israel is trying to get their paws on.And are claiming most of its on their territory).If developed those deposits could change the economies of all the countries there.Those areas were always considered the “have not’s” in the energy wealth of the Arab World.And if Israel can steal it all as they plan.It would give them clout in the energy field to export to Europe.So like much in the recent past, this latest war may also be about the control of energy supplies as well.

Sinai has energy deposits,and is a gateway to Gaza.And with the Egyptian’s being chummy with Russia.The Israelis want to flex their muscles there.And if they can claim they are “fighting ISIS” and “helping Egypt”.It would give them an excuse to be on Egyptian territory in Sinai.We’ll have to wait and see what Egypt says about that first.

The question could be: How do you make such definate conclusions below and now react facetiously?

I don’t think that syrper needs a pitch, crude or otherwise. The article is worth a read in regards to this important topic, so I shared it.

However, I sincerely understand that you might have been given a specific role to play, in regards to your blog, which nevertheless is valuable to me and many others.

“For the Russians to intervene directly in Syria would be illegal, politically impossible and pragmatically ineffective. Russia is much better off playing her role in the Hezbollah-Iran-Russia “chain of support” for Syria.

For all the AngloZionist propaganda about the resurgent Russian Bear planning to invade Europe and for all the sophomoric demands by pseudo-friends of Russia for Russian military interventions – Russia has absolutely no obligation or intention to intervene anywhere.”

Did Putin actually deliver the S300 missiles Russia contracted to sell back in 2007? Nope.
Until Russia actually does something then nothing has been done.
Are there even any confirmations of S 300/400 finally being delivered to Iran, as contracted for back in 2007? Not that I have found, just talk or threats to do so.

Secure the air space. Well, you do that with S 300’s real fast. That Putin will not provide them is an indication of the commitment provided.

It is the Israel media and western media hyping a Russian deployment into Syria. At the same time as the refugee problem is being highlights and loads of Syrian’s being brought into Germany and now into the US (10,000 ?). With the costs being claimed to be in the billions to the citizens of those countries. What better way to get the locals to go along with an attack against Syria than to make it in their interest to stop the inflow, increased costs and taxes.

When Russia flies an actual mission to bomb, fires a tank or big guns or fields troops in battle then there is a shift.

Heck, Putin is not even flying drones and the west does so without any countries permission.

The airbase based near Lattakia and used by the Russians is protected by a huge constellation of air defense installations which include the S-300 and Pantsir systems. The runways being extended by the Russian and Syrian engineers appear designed to handle larger supply aircraft like the Antonov 124.
In addition to this, a reported regiment of Speznaz troops are presently in the town of Slinfeh

Can you show or link to any evidence of the S300 system being there. No one else have been able to do so. If they were there I would sure think TPTB would have used that as part of their propaganda campaign claiming Russia was ramping up.

The hype has been that Russia was already flying war planes into Syria. Rumors of airport improvements, true or not, are not much of a threat at this point.

And it has also been reported a full expeditionary force was now on the ground in Syria and the russian troops were out in the field. All false.

At this point, until russia actually fires on the insurgents or foreign planes/troops it is just more of the noise that the mighty bear is about to get mean.

“The US has also failed to get rid of Assad, the massive refugee crisis has triggered a major political crisis in Europe, and now the Europeans are looking at Assad in a dramatically different light than before”.

I wish I could be as positive as the author of this article on that one. We currently have the UK prime minister attempting to put forward another vote in parliament that would take the UK deeper into the conflict by authorising military action in Syria, having put the full blame for the European refugee crisis squarely on Assad, and labelling his government “evil” and once more stating “Assad must go”. I don’t see any changes there.
Thankfully with the nomination of Jeremy Corbyn as new labour leader I am fully confident no such vote for military action in Syria will pass in parliament. They are fully committed to their regime change agenda in Syria and they will not stop until they are physically stopped. Their excuses and reasons get ever more convoluted and illogical the more their true face is exposed. Miserable pathetic evil morons.

Dont be too upbeat yet. Corbyn could be dead man walking. Cameron already publicly said his election as Labor leader is a *Security Risk*. Assange also commented on/wondered out loud what is going to happen to him….

“Shackley’s message was read to Whitlam. It said that the prime minister of Australia was a security risk in his own country. The day before, Kerr had visited the headquarters of the Defence Signals Directorate, Australia’s NSA where he was briefed on the “security crisis”.

Yes, a Black Day indeed in Australian Politics and as Whitlem summed the proceedings as, “Long may we say ‘God Save the Queen'”. Knowing full well where she and her representative, the Governor General stood.

As I read you post on that event in the death of Independent Australian Government, I think of today’s happenings whereby Australia now falls in line with most of the Western World with a leader who is tainted by the Vampire Squid, Goldman Sachs. A firm of whom I think of King Midas when I see their name in print of hear it mentioned in media and conversation.

theage.com.au has all the b.s. on it and Zerohedge also has a piece on it as well.

The Mad Monk has been usurped and Malcolm Turnball aka Malcolm Turncoat as he is otherwise known as in Australian Politics.

Now, what ever happened again to Harold Holt?
Even Kevin Rudd was stabbed in the back by his party at the behest of the US Embassy. Something in that.

Turnbull is a monumental egotist. At Sydney Grammar he was Head Boy and top bully, and in pre-political life he was a bankster parasite made massively wealthy through dealings with Goldman Sachs. When running for his parliamentary seat, the richest in the country, he was made to jump through various hoops by the Jewish ‘community’ who are massively over-represented in his seat, Dover Heights being 50% Jewish and Rose Bay and others sites favoured for Jewish habitation. It was the time of the confected outrage over the awarding of the Sydney Peace Prize to Hanan Ashrawi, and the local Jewish grandees, led by Haganah member Frank Lowy, the 9/11 co-conspirator in the insurance scam section of the operation, flexed their muscles in a massive campaign of intimidation, slander and thuggery to force Sydney University to overturn the award. Turnbull’s wife, Lucy, responded with true Sabbat Goy servility, withdrawing Sydney City Council support for the award (she was mayor at the time)to shore up her husband’s position with the ‘aristocrats of humanity’. So, I do doubt that Turnbull will deviate at all from the bipartisan servility to Israel that characterises Australian politics.

Justin, Kevin Rudd was knifed at the behest of the Israel Lobby, not the USA. Rudd changed Australia’s votes at the UN to be less slavishly loyal to Israel. That pissed off the ‘aristocrats of humanity’. And then he, acting on intelligence advice (possibly a set-up?)expelled an Israeli Mossad agent from the local Israeli Embassy, as a protest after Israel stole Australian passport identities and used them in the ritual murder of a Hamas operative in Dubai. This was a repeated such offence, and came after Israel ‘promised’ not to do so again.
As was noted by Anthony Loewenstein and Gideon Polya, two Jewish observers at the time, the machinations against Rudd thereafter went into overdrive. led in the Labor Party by the Rightwing faction of ‘fanatical Likudniks’ led by Bill Shorten, the current Leader of the Opposition. Rudd was replaced by the odious Julia Gillard, another complete stooge of the Israel and US Lobbies, and utter disaster as PM, her reputation unfairly boosted by comparison with the lunatic misogynist Abbott who stalked her, and just ended his career as our worst ever Prime Minister. So decades of stupendous subservience to the local Israeli and US Lobbies have produced nothing but a succession of ever more Rightwing, morally vicious and incompetent regimes. Poor fella my country, as the blackfellas say.

Cameron can whine all he wants. It’s a propaganda attempt, I doubt it will go far. But it’s no more than that. It may be that a British government could survive hauling off the leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition on faked-up vague “security” charges, but it would take balls of brassier stuff than Cameron has to take the risk.
But nonetheless, Corbyn can’t affect policy much until next election at best.

The refugee crisis has been plainly created to serve as an excuse to overthrow the Syrian Government. Nothing is more certain. The Western states most completely controlled by their Jewish Fifth Columns are the most rabid in the demands that Assad must go, because behind it all lies the Oded Yinon Plan to break Syria up into four (or so)fragments the better for Israel to pick off the best bits as lebensraum in Eretz Yisrael, at some future stage. And the overwhelmingly Jewish ‘neo-conservatives’ are leading the way in the Western MSM, for example, the ever fragrant Nick Cohen in The Guardian. They really have some difficulty keeping their bloodlust under control, and right now, their blood is up.

The Conservative bastards have a majority, so barring a revolt among Conservative backbench MPs it doesn’t matter what Corbyn (or the SNP) thinks. Such revolts do happen now and then in Britain, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.

S-300s? They have the range to have Israel, Turkey and all the rest screaming but there is no mention of S-300 anywhere.
I’m putting a few dollars on Pantsir units. Close in defence that neighbouring countries can’t make out to be a threat. Also been mentioned in the MSM.
BUK systems which I believe Syria has, would be a good deterrent if they had close in protection and cannot be taken out with airstrikes or missile attacks.

A very interesting comment from Lavrov – via http://www.fortruss.co.uk: ‘
‘”Lavrov: Russia has information that the US knows the position of the IS, but does not bomb them”

Russia has information that the US know the specific location points of the “Islamic State” (extremist organization banned in Russia), but did not give an order to strike on the positions “of the IS,” said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.’
If this quote is true, then that is all that is really needed to condemn the USG with complicity.

Russia/Syria: My military guru says the metaphor for the Russians in Syria is not that they are laying down red lines etc, etc but that they are putting their foot down–perhaps “hardening of their position” is good enough of an assessment. What he first said was that they are not going to take s-it from the West and their double game with ISIL any longer. However, the Israelis want to be able to bomb Syria with impunity whenever and wherever they want which it looks as if they will not be able to do much longer. Of course they will have to test this. Looks like we are up for an interesting week. In Gerogia after an Israeli team trained the air defenses, they were able to shoot down 2 MIGs when Saashkashvili started the war with Russia. Lots of lessons to be learned.

One thing Israel covets is the Syrian coastline in order to control access to and profit from the offshore oil/gas energy resources that run from Egypt to Cyprus. By strengthening Tartus in the south and expanding Latakia in the north, Russia has totally sealed off the Syria coastline from the Zionazis.

Did you forget about the Russian live-fire air defense naval drills in the Eastern Mediterranean? That story, originally on Moon of Alabama was complete w a link to the notice. And it’s since confirmed by Russian media as “naval drills”

Israel struck the Syrian Army forces in the middle of their action in retaking Zabadni. I hope that’s the last of their making free of Syrian skies.

Amazing Sputnik story that Ralph posted just above about Lavrov’s noticing aloud that US knows where ISIS is but doesn’t strike. Sounds to me like a threat– (“We have intelligence of your dropping supplies to ISIS, too”), etc.:

I think this is as big a story as the armaments. Does it seem so extraordinary to you?

A source familiar with the back channels between the White House and the Kremlin told me that Obama had encouraged Putin to step up Russian aid to the embattled Syrian government as part of the fight against the Islamic State and that the Russians are now bewildered as to why Obama’s State Department is trying to sabotage those efforts.

Possible explanations to your sentence “the Russians are now bewildered as to why Obama’s State Department is trying to sabotage those efforts”, assuming what is postulated in your post is *true*

a. US administration itself is in chaos, left hand don’t know what right hand is doing
b. Obama don’t want Assad to go down either, but cannot say it publicly, so ask for Russia to be involved secretly
c. Obomber’s administration has factional infighting, just like Porky’s in Ukraine….
d. Obama told Putin, “sure you can help” assuming Putin will be doing what he’s told *exactly*, but Putin runs with it and do his own thing instead!
e. combination of the above.

I think its a combo of all ,a,b,c, and d. But Russia’s mistake is still to think they can deal with the Empire in good faith.What on earth will it take for them to realize they can’t “ever” trust them.I certainly don’t know.After getting screwed by them ,over,and over,again.You would think they would see that.But yet,they just keep falling for it.

Sadly yes,I’m hard to please I suppose. But I’m waiting for Putin’s UN speech.I’ve heard it is to deal with the Syrian war and foreign involvement.The Ukrainian situation,and also the sanctions.So if he gives a good truthful account of these crisis’s then the West should be cringing at the end of it.On the other hand if he holds out another friendly hand to the villains I’ll be disappointed again.And put it down to my comment above.Any hands reached out to them should be as the song we saw a while back said “my open hand turned into a fist” .

I think his coming to NYC to the UN must be for an important speech (I could of course be wrong.He might just want to rub it in their face).He seems to take big occasions to say what needs to be said.So I’m hoping this is one of those times.I’m only a little worried about him making the trip ,”security wise”. I think the US would never try to kill him inside the US.It would cause a “Sarajevo” affect,and they know that.Now some crazy Bandera fascist,I can’t be sure of that.But I don’t think the US would let them get away with it.

The bit about the possibility that the Russians were US-invited to come in and help Syria w ISIS, but then berated for doing so: Thierry Meyssan said weeks ago that the fix was in & US had agreed w Russia & Iran that the Syrian war wd be ending. As a good-faith gesture, said Meyssan, the US announced the withdrawal of the Patriot missiles on the Turkish border, and so did the other two NATO powers that have Patriots there. The announcement of the withdrawals was media-confirmed, but not to be imm’y implemented.

But Meyssan also said there were factional struggles, w Obama & possibly some military on the “peace ” side. General Allen, Hillary, Petraeus & Neocons as hawks. Allen & Petreaus actions in having messed up the last Geneva talks were the reason for all that peculiar business of setting up Petraeus & Allen in the “honey trap” earlier– remember?

What I wd really like to know is how the real decision-making wealthy banksters line up behind the two factions. Who’s behind the neocons & who is more prudent?

I love Robert Parry’s work overall. But he has a consistent bias, believing that Obama means well but is blocked by neocons and liberal interventionists that dominate his policy. With that said and as context, I’m starting to wonder about some of the “back channel” missives sent Parry’s way. No doubt, he’s getting this “intel.” That’s not my beef. I’m wondering if Parry is being fed stuff that, in turn, gets injected right into the heart of the anti-imperialist progressive left, giving Obama and the public perception of his role some breathing space. Probably just a half-baked, dumb theory on my part. But Parry’s consistent cutting slack for Obama is certainly true and often on display.

Eric Dubin,
Meyssan does the same thing. Does it represent reality or propaganda? I guess part of being an adult is tolerating uncertainty. So we’ll just have to go on trying to fit the pieces of the puzzle together.

it said there are going to be PURGES of the traitors, lazy, incompetent, etc among the authorities. This presentation is carried out by a cartoonish man w a phoney beard and grimacing face. The business about the purges is about one minute from the end. I’m in shock! Are they going to get rid of some portion of the 5th col? They had parliamentary elections in a few parts of Russia today. Wonder if that’s relevant?

Thanks for the update Saker. I like the bridgehead perspective, Funnily enough,for all the Syria discussion lately, including my own opinions offered, this is the first time I’ve looked at a map of what’s happening. That map says a lot.

But the killer paragraph for me is your penultimate one. It’s a great take on strategy that resonates with everything we’ve seen in several theaters and types of weaponry (including financial, for example). I like it so much I’m gonna repeat it here:

The lesson for all those who resist the Empire is obvious: the hardest thing is to remain standing after the first “blow” delivered by the imperial forces. If you can survive it (as the Donbass and Syria have done), then time is on your side and the position of the Empire will begin to weaken slowly but surely because of its own internal contradictions. When that process [begins], you must not fall into the trap of over-commitment, but gradually occupy each position (political or other) given up by the Empire in the process of the disintegration while securing your own each step of the way.

I think that if we also look at where Latakia is on the above map – it will also stop the US and their allies from creating a new country in Northern Syria where they planned to have their piplines to the Med coast. That may also explain why they started to spread their media tosh – they are very worried Russia can help Syria protect the Med coast line against ISIL in addition to the above.

Russians are in Syria to save Assad simple as that. I am not expert but I’ve seen recently a few videos of Jaish al Islam brigade attacking Assad’s forces. Assad is loosing this war and Russian are trying to prevent a total collapse of SAA. It is not only about ISIS.

It may also be about keeping NATO out of Syria. With Russia protecting the coast, Assad and his government have a refuge if they are ever kicked out of Damascus. If he ends up as a “government at large” it will mean Syria is in a frozen conflict and NATO will not be able to take over the country, even if we all manage to destroy ISIS / Al Qaeda / Al Nusra / whoever they are.

There are multiple fronts and battle line…..generally speaking, Assad’s Army is gradually winning this war. They take some losses in the Ilib battles in the North, but that has always been their stronghold in Syria. The SAA will leave that Province as the very last to be taken for an eventual victory.

Thank you Saker, for this highly excelling article. It helped me to understand it a bit better, what’s going on in Syria.

Here as a small addition a reminder fast backward more than 2 years:

(The following article was deleted after a short time, but is still present in waybackmachine/webarchive)
2013: (Deleted DailyMail) U.S. backed plan to launch chemical weapon attack on Syria and blame it on Assad’s regime’

It is hard to resist the opportunity for some joyful speculation about what the Russians may do based on the apparent developments at Latakia. Syria is not a large country. It is about 1000 km x 1000 km give or take a few klicks. Recent versions of the S 300 air defence system have a range of up to 400 km. Likewise the S 400 air defence system.

Such systems at Latakia, Tartus and eventually Damascus would control the airspace along the whole western border of Syria, and to a depth of 400 km incountry. Note that Russia deployed the Slava class cruiser, Moskva, to Syria in 2013, with its S 300 air defence system to cover the current developments.

The Syrians would be able to deny any unauthorised aircraft entry to their controlled airspace, which would prevent the “accidentally-on-purpose,” coalition air strikes on the Syrian army, under the guise of attacking ISIS, and also the Israeli air strikes on the Syrian Army and on Hezbollah in retaliation for ISIS or El Nusra “provocations.” Just as important, it would deny airborne resupply of ISIS at the contact line.

The S 300 also has a surface-to-surface capability. That together with an unimpeded Syrian air force, especially if supplied with the very effective Su 25, should be enough to stop the highway resupply of ISIS from Turkey and Jordan, especially if the Russians provide thermobaric warheads, and the electronic warfare capability to shut down ISIS air defences.

I cannot imagine that Russia has taken this step to strengthen Syria without the wholehearted support of China. So, perhaps China may supply its newly-revealed attack drone, with the equivalent of hellfire missiles, to go after every white Toyota truck in the ISIS inventory.

As the Syrian army then pushes eastward, the air defence batteries can move up behind them, while still keeping the Russian “boots on the ground” well behind any contact line, and bringing more and more Syrian airspace under full sovereignty. As the song from the musical, “My Fair Lady,” goes, “Wouldn’t it be loverly.” Yes, indeed, it is not surprising that the Empire is panicking.

Time for the Saker to write a more comprehensive piece. There are too many things happening for mere mortals to make sense.

Refugee “crisis”- This didn’t just happen. Someone decided to let it happen and/or encouraged it. A lot of them are from Turkey. What is turkey’s role in all this? Is Europe in on this? Or are they unwilling victims?

Saudi- The received wisdom is that they are the main backers of ISIS. The US claims to be fighting ISIS but not making much headway.

Kurds- They seem to be fighting everybody and also escaping to Europe.

Iraq- How come they are unable to deal with ISIS even with support provided by US and Russia? Plus political/diplomatic support from the rest of the world.

Egypt- Where do they fit in? If they fit in at all.

Israel- ????

Iran-????

Gulf Sheikhs- Assumption is they are with the Saudis. Are they?

Yemen, Lebanon, Sudan, Djibouti, other Arab countries and others…

China- What are they doing? It can’t be nothing.

And so on…

Is Syria where the battle lines are being drawn for the big confrontation?

And the other is very interesting (with English subs).Its by a comic (kind of) character,with a patriotic message.He explains in “joe six-pack” language what is happening in Russia.And how Russians need to understand it.I think he does a good job in explaining exactly the situation as I see it,and the mood in Russia today.It isn’t a “happy’ message for the West.But its what I’ve been saying for months about how Russians see this.And it also (at the last part of the video) explains what Russians expect from their government in this crisis.I think their government needs to understand the view of the people:

The minister said: “I hope not to disappoint anyone in saying that some of our colleagues from the incoming coalition of countries have information on where exactly and on what positions are “IS” or other subdivisions, and the commander of the coalition (the United States ) does not give consent to striking them. “

“In a surprise move Germany left the anti-Putin-alliance formed by the USA: Germany is now officially welcoming Moscow’s readiness to act in Syria and is starting an initiative together with the Russians and the French to bring an end to the war. This is to stop the constant stream of refugees. Germany has ordered thousands of soldiers into readiness.”

The language of Lavrov was that certain partners in the US coalition have intel on IS locations but that the US command refuses to approve strikes against IS. Lavrov is being quoted from a TV interview so I think we can trust the language pretty well, that’s a pretty public airing.

I do agree that the Lavrov statement is huge, and even more so since the information is coming not from Russia but from partners in the US coalition – which Lavrov in the same interview disdains as a hasty and insincere thing put together from dubious motives.

So the sequence could indicate that Germany has passed the point of being able to deny to its own political structure that the US is protecting IS – if this story is true. We have to wait for some confirmation I think.

Her ‘master’ told her to ‘switch’ sides, because Obombi needs a snake in Putin’s ‘court,’ to find out what Putin’s next moves will be, in, f.e., Syria. The West is losing the plot and in the foreseeable future we will see all sorts of mud being slung at Mr. Putin [that’s all part and parcel of a tried propaganda recipe], but once everything is in place [the ships, planes, helicopters, but moreover, the means to protect sites and installations], for the first time in history, the Apartheid State, together with ‘The Daily Beast’ she rides [aka demonic democratic heavy weight champion, the USA] will lose it’s ‘edge’ in and over the region, and thus, won’t be able to go on a rampage, without running the risk of instant retribution. This will be the beginning of a much more stable ME. However, WASWAS, has to be largely destroyed and neutered first and foremost. There will be a true ‘Coalition of the Diligent’ to replace the ‘Coalition of the Vigilantes‘ and the world can breathe again.

Unfortunately, the casino banksters and the hoggish hedge funds spiel-makers’ play isn’t over, so we’re going to be f***** anyway, but alas…

Grieved, The story is true, cuz the translator was Joaquin Flores and the Russian link is given, too.
I’ve been looking at this (German) story since late this morning. Someone posted it on another thread. I think I see what happened. Most likely NATO was in on the “refugee card” to use it along w “The Russians are coming” for a NATO bombing extravanza against Assad. Plus US already has lots of people on the ground. Germany wanted a lot of migrant labor anyway, planned to use the orchestrated public compassion to increase the allowance of migrants to break the labor market, overcome her demographic problems.

Then: -Lavrov’s threat to “tell-all”; it is a threat, you see, cuz obviously they also have proof of US dropping supplies repeatedly to ISIS, strikes against Syrian Army instead of ISIS, etc.

–Syrian command knows all about the CIA on the ground and the special forces under the ISIS costumes, so Russia does too

–Immense public reaction in EU to migrant crisis– more than they had counted on. Immense numbers of people in various countries, esp Germany suddenly turning to the right, even racist/fascist.. Merkel will never be re-elected & I think the people of Europe are suddenly awakening to all the pieces of the narrative that don’t fit. The leaders are panicking. Hence their breakout from the US position to welcoming the Russians.

However, I think the article pertains only to a diplomatic coalition; notice military is not explicitly mentioned. The German soldiers mentioned are to keep order internally.

Our danger is that NATO will put troops on the ground; bad enough the US is there & some UK. Further, if you really think about it, bombing of ISIS isn’t the #1 priority. It’s closing the darn Turkish border to the supply line, to ISIS personnel & to stolen oil.

No doubt the US attacked the Syrian army with drones and has been doing so.
No one cares that Russia has called out the truth about this. Only action matters.
Why is Syria still defenseless against mere drones? What good does it do the dead soldiers that Russia calls out the US for lies? Just how is that going to stop it?

All Syria gets is more bloggers claiming Putin is gonna do sumptin NOW, but it never happens.

Out of curiosity, what route is Russia using to send aid via those huge Antonov transports?

Is there some narrow airway through the Bosphorus as with naval units? Depending on where aid is coming from, and assuming here that it is coming from Russia and not one of the countries on the African continent, then being able to overfly Greece is pointless if Bulgaria denies it. Otherwise going via Iran requires crossing Imperial American Iraq. I have to assume that Turkey, the Syrian enemy, is right out.

While I am without doubt a Putin Groupie I do feel that he is too cautious. Nonetheless I must say he has been incredibly successful to date. To him we owe the the only “real” challenge to Anglozionist imperialism. And thus the true chance at freedom for the world’s peoples. “Real” because this challenge has a real chance at success.

I feel that he could achieve a lot more by stepping up the direct challenge to imperialism. Why wasn’t Russia providing real time satellite data to Syria before? What special cargoes or weapons is Russia providing to Syria now, that it could not have provided before? Why not station Russian “adviser’s” throughout Syria? Why not propose a CSTO Syria peacekeeping force at the UNSC? Let them veto it! I do believe Putin missed a real chance by not making his Valdai discussion group speech from last year from the UN podium in New York.

THis year it seems that Putin will go to NY later this month. Unfortunately this is precisely the time he should not go! Can his security guarantee his security in the lair of the beast? Only a mile from Wall Street? What provocations will be carried out this year to distract from his speech? One must fear for the innocent.

Russia has no choice, it must take up the task of ending the 500yr global domination (abomination!) of the West. Its not that Russia must fight the world’s battles. Its that Russia must provide the inspiration for the world’s battles. This task falls to a truly great world leader. One who comes along only once per century. I believe Putin is up to the task. Lets keep our fingers crossed!

Well here is my two cents worth, let’s say Syria does not have the S-300, fine, but we do know that the Russian naval ships have the S-400, we also know Syria has the missiles that work with these radar systems, so what’s the best way for Russia to get involved but not directly? simple, they use the missiles purchased by Syria on Syrian land and fired from their land but guided by the Russian naval ships radar systems.

Let the world prove that Syria doesn’t have the “S-300” and that the Russians guided those missiles to their target.

I can well imagine that VP wishes for it to be shown and proved as a sop to the westen belligerency and virtual declarations of war against a sovereign country, that Syria has resisted whom ever and can stand on its own two feet in permanency with regional partnerships that must be able and capable of withstanding further assaults from USA and Daesh.

“The Dutch Government has decided to launch a missile attack on Moscow in October. By suppressing all evidence obtained from the bodies of victims of the crash of Malaysian Airlines MH17, officials of the Dutch Safety Board and associated Dutch military officers, police and prosecutors are preparing to release a report on the crash with a gaping hole in its veracity. ”

He also includes useful links to the Dutch investigation websites. One document gives a graphic overview of the investigation process

It states clearly the purpose of the investigation: “To establish the precise course of events on and before July 17th 2014 that lead to the crash of flight MH17 and to trace and prosecute the possible perpetrators.”

Later on it describes sources of data used, including telephone taps *, social media **, journalists *** along with appropriate experts (includsing weapons experts). The output will be a ‘criminal file’ containing ‘irrefutable legal and conclusive evidense [sic]’

The graphic shows the sope of the forensic investigation – aircraft reconstruction, weapons, range and firing location, and ‘metal particles from victim bodies’. The graphic only shows massive missiles, no small air-to-air missile, no aircraft canons. Ther reference to metal particles in the bodies is is revealing. According to Helmer the Dutch have (deliberately) used language confusing parts of aircraft, metal particles in bodies etc.

This will lead to ‘Detention Tracing and taking into custody of possible suspects’ – seems reasonable but is that all possible suspects or just some? [a rhetorical question]

In summary, a ‘Trial – Justice must be done to the victims and their relatives and the international legal order must be enforced.’

* – those Ukrainian fake calls released almost immediately perhaps
** – Youtube videos released byUkraine of Buks in various place perhaps
*** – the ‘Putin done it’ brigade perhaps

In short, this ‘investigation’ is not an investigation, it is a political act trying to giving some cover for a pre-determined conclusion. The document will no doubt serve its purpose of trial by media.

Interesting story in the Russian press.It seems the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem has spoken some truth to some fascist nationalist Ukrainian Rada members that came to see him (I’m thinking they wanted him to support them against Russia).And they didn’t like that at all. He told them : “We believe that Ukrainians and Russians are one people,” said Patriarch Theophilos, reported Verkhovnaya Rada deputy Andrey Lozovoy, a member of the group.
“The main thing is to make peace,” said Theophilos, related an angry Lozovoy, who said he “just wanted to get up and walk out” after hearing the entreaty from the patriarch, which also suggested that the Orthodox churches in Ukraine enter dialogue on their unification.

After that the Rada members launched into a Russophobic rant : “It is difficult to say, whether the Jerusalem Patriarch heard us or not,” said Lozovoy, who remarked that nevertheless, he believes his words made an impact on the patriarch.
“At least, he listened to us, and it was visible that he was shocked.”

I bet he was “shocked”.But not in the way they thought.I think he was shocked that they were such evil fanatic Russophobes.And what they took as shock on his face was loathing and disgust instead.

And yet another piece of good news out of Russia.The Kostroma elections that the US was trying to influence to help the 5th column win.The one where Navalny met with the US diplomats.The 5th column party PARNAS got around 2-2.5% of the vote.Not enough to get in the Duma.The 4 patriotic parties won the biggest number of votes.PARNAS is of course screaming “fraud”.But since all opinion polls say the 5th column only has around 3-5% (at best) of support in Russia,I doubt the government would need to rig the election.Even if they wanted to do it.

We see the gradual turn of the tide indeed. Parallel there is the political, diplomatic raprochement with Saudi arabia and the turks, despite Erdogan´s electoral use of strong cards.
In my mind there are two things I cannot get rid of- despite trying to -: that both Turkey and Saudis might change their ”friendship’ policy towards the white house…
Turkey has been turned down by the EU for decades and now realized that belonging to the EU block is no plus, no advantage… The Saudi oiler kingdom also knows now the US is policy is basically and immmediatism thing: washington is an unreliable partner. wHY not change towards moscow and Beijing?

An interesting and quite informative article regarding the present state of things in Syria. I would very much agree with the author that US Imperialism is a spent force in the Middle East and that a foreign policy opportunity has been handed to Russia by the existential crisis that the imperialists have created for themselves.

I think what is not generally well know is that Russia does indeed have a cultural connection to the Middle East that predates the existence of the world’s leading imperialist power as the defender of the Orthodox faithful throughout the lands now threatened by the sociopathic deranged sadists called IS/ISIS/ISIL/Daesh that imperialists created space for by their utter ineptitude but also by way of the kinds of wars of aggression that it has waged in the oil rich Middle East in its ongoing effort to exert control over the energy resources there.

Russian forces have had past experience dealing with such pseudo-religious extremists and if there was anyone left in Washington with some sense in their heads they should be only too happy to green light any such ambition as Russia might have in liquidating the threat posed to the various Orthodox and other faith communities left in Syria whose very existence is in jeopardy as long as IS/ISIS/ISIL/Daesh exists.

Good comment, and reference can be made to the 1774 Treaty of Kuchuk-Kanardji (receiving the right to protect Christians in the Ottoman Empire) and the 19th century Russian Palestinian Society, among many others.

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